Descender Meaning in English

word

US

dɪˈsɛndə(ɹ)

di-SEN-der

UK

dɪsˈɛndɐ

di-SEN-duh

Definición

In typography, a descender is the part of a lowercase letter that extends below the baseline, as in 'g', 'p', or 'y'.

Uso & Matices

Technical, used mainly in design, graphic arts, and typography. Refers specifically to letter shapes, not to people or objects going down. Common with fonts or discussing letterform anatomy.

• Spanish: descensor (tipografía) - parte descendente (letra)
• Portuguese (BR): descendente (tipografia) - haste descendente (letra)
• Portuguese (PT): descendente (tipografia) - haste descendente (letra)
• Chinese (Simplified): 下伸部（字体学）- 下行部（字母）
• Chinese (Traditional): 下伸部（字體學）- 下行部（字母）
• Hindi: अधोभाग (टाइपोग्राफी) - नीचे जाने वाला भाग (अक्षर)
• Arabic: النازل (طباعة) - الجزء المتدلي (حرف)
• Bengali: ডিসেন্ডার
• Russian: десцендер
• Japanese: ディセンダー
• Vietnamese: phần chân hạ
• Korean: 디센더
• Turkish: descender
• Urdu: ڈیسینڈر
• Indonesian: descender - kaki huruf (tipografi)

Oraciones de Ejemplo

The letter 'y' has a long descender.

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Designers study each letter's descender for better readability.

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In some fonts, the descender is straight, in others it curves.

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That lowercase 'g' has such an elegant descender in this font.

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Watch out for clashing descenders when you line up text closely.

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Many logo designs avoid letters with a descender to keep the composition tight.

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